Biography

Marin Rose Helppie is a dance artist and educator. Her performance credits include working with Ronald K. Brown, Helen Pickett, Paul Taylor, Michelle Gibson, the Martha Graham Trust, and Garfield Lemonius, among others. She has appeared in film, commercial, musical theatre, and concert dance productions, with choreography spanning stage and screen. As a dance artist, Marin’s work showcases a choreographic style that is both dynamic and expressive, contextualizing the human condition. She also enjoys coaching actors and non-dancers in movement and full-body awareness.

Based in Los Angeles, Marin is on faculty at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy and is an ABT® Certified Teacher. She is a member of the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) and the California Dance Education Association (CDEA). She earned her BFA in Dance Performance, cum laude, from Point Park University’s School of Dance, with additional training at The Ailey School, Interlochen Center for the Arts, and the American Dance Festival.